Charles A. Chace was born in 1822 in Columbia County, New York.

[1] Chace worked as a freight agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

[3] In April 1880, Chace was elected on a Democratic ticket as Mayor of Kansas City.

[3][2][4] Chace retired from public life and moved to Holley, New York.

[1] Chace was a charter member of the Knights Templar in Kansas City.